Meduulla got here on my radar final 12 months, because of a function on CHERISE’s Butter, which made it on our The 100 Greatest Albums of 2024 choice. Undeniably a reputation we should always all be speaking about, on a regular basis, just because we’re witnessing real-time the beginning of the subsequent UK rap star.
I have been unhealthily obsessed along with her debut album, Tabula Rasa, and the very least I needed to share not less than a observe from that report, following Nasko’s “Rule No.1” function from a number of weeks in the past. The entire album, produced alongside proficient beatmaker Ethan Hill, is a press release of intent – a mix of sharp lyricism, honesty, and imaginative and prescient that cements her as one in every of Europe’s most enjoyable rap voices proper now. Born in Manchester with deep Zimbabwean roots, Meduulla channels her expertise as a first-generation immigrant into potent, reflective artistry, making this report such an eye-opening expertise. I’m deeply conscious that these experiences differ drastically from my very own upbringing, which makes it all of the extra essential for me to immerse myself on this report lyrically.
“Melanin Monroe ” is a music that looks like an universe. Constructed on Afro-diasporic sonic inspirations, rhythms, and aesthetics with laid-back psychedelic vibe, all of which wrapped in a layer of jazz harmonies and 70s soul power. Meduulla’s sharp-as-razor supply, blended with ROZZZQWEEN’s vocal is a mixture that may attract anybody. Listening to the observe looks like a visit again in time and it makes me desirous to know extra in regards to the heritage, tradition and music of Zimbabwe and the African continent as an entire.
Meduulla is your subsequent favorite artist.